Chapter 403 Details Determine Success or Failure
And the Thunder's three juniors, who were supposed to be the protagonists, did not perform too badly. Kevin Durant had 33 points and 11 rebounds, Westbrook had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Yin Baka had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
James Harden didn't play very well. He played 24 minutes as the team's sixth man and only scored 5 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds.
Also on May 3, the Thunder completed their revenge at home. In the second game of the semifinals, the Thunder defeated the Western Beast Grizzlies 111:102.
Rudy Gayin's season reimbursement has little impact on the Grizzlies' defense, but the impact on the offensive end is still great.
None of them can compete with Durant at the third position. Although Rudy Guyin can't complete the confrontation with Durant, at least they are better than Sam Young and Sean Battier.
After the whole game, although the performance of "Black and White Shuangsha" was not as good as the first burst, it can be called excellent.
Randolph had 15 points and 9 rebounds, Gasol Jr. had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Mike Conley had 24 points and 8 assists.
But the Thunder's three juniors played even better in this game.
Durant had 26 points and 5 rebounds, and Westbrook had 24 points and 6 assists.
The biggest change is that James Harden, who is the team's sixth man, played 30 minutes and scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
It can be said that during the team rotation, Harden withstood the impact of the opponent's main lineup, sprinted for Durant in the fourth quarter, and preserved his physical fitness.
In this game, the Thunder relied entirely on the team's reasonable rotation to defeat the Grizzlies.
At present, their big score has also come to 1:1.
The other group of semifinals in the Western Conference is the duel between the defending champion Lakers and the Mavericks.
The duel between the Lakers and the Mavericks is somewhat expected. As the defending champion, the Lakers have been completely suppressed by the Mavericks in both games. They are currently behind by a big score of 0:2, and they are still at the Staples Center, home of the Lakers!
The first game of the semifinals,
The Lakers were at the Staples Center, losing to the Mavericks by only two points 94:96.
The Lakers executed foul tactics at the end, but Kidd made two free throws, giving the Lakers the final chance to kill.
Kobe missed a three-pointer in the last 2.7 seconds, the lore failed, and finally lost to the Mavericks.
But Kobe's last shot also made all the Mavericks sweat.
The almost cooked duck flew off.
Kobe scored 36 points and 5 rebounds, and there was no assist in the game. Except for Kobe, only Gasol scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and the team's best sixth man, Lamar O. Dom had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
None of the other players scored in double figures. It is not to blame Kobe for not passing the ball. It is really his teammates who are not good enough and their shooting percentage is extremely low. Artest's shooting percentage is only 12.5%. Passing him is equivalent to a mistake.
The conflict between the two was brought to the table for the first time, but in the end no violent conflict broke out.
The game has reached this level, the entire Celtics are like a powder keg, and they will explode at a little bit.
So far in the semifinals, Ray Allen's performance has not been very good. He has not scored in double figures in any of these three games. Tony Allen has to score the first and Rajon Rondo has the second.
Tony Allen's defense is indeed very good, but the Tigers also played Duncan, so Ray Allen also ran out of space.
However, because of consecutive misses, Rondo, who had conflicts with Ray Allen, no longer believed in Ray Allen's ability, so some opportunities were lost in vain.
In this game, Ray Allen only scored 8 points and 3 rebounds, and the data was dismal.
After two games of adaptation, Cousins ushered in a big explosion in this game, scoring a large double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. As the game continued, Cousins' performance became better and better. Excellent, he has gradually adapted to the intensity of the playoffs, and as a rookie, he has grown very rapidly.
It's just that this guy's violent temper has not changed at all. So far, Cousins has averaged about 4.5 fouls per game, and he has always had problems with rough defense.
Of course, as a rookie, he is still very capable among the 2010 rookies, but as the starting center of a playoff team, he still needs greater improvement.
Garnett and Stoudemire achieved a pair in this game. Neither of them scored very high, and they just scored in double figures.
Pierce was not in a very good state in this game. He did not recover the state of the previous game and only scored 18 points and 6 rebounds.
But Lian Dao was as stable as ever. In this game, Lian Dao once again scored a triple-double of 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Lian Dao's triple-double performance also became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Lian Dao didn't score that explosively today, but the Knicks played a team offense, so after the whole game, the Knicks' offense was not only smooth, but also very easy.
Especially in the fourth quarter, under Rondo's offense, the Celtics hit the iron continuously, while the Knicks scored methodically, which opened the score between the two teams instantly.